Frank Finlay

Acting

1926 – 2016 · Farnworth, Lancashire, England, UK

120 titres

▸ Biographie

Frank received Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations for his performance as William Shakespeare’s Iago in Stuart Burge’s 1965 film of Laurence Olivier’s staging of Othello. He also won the Best Actor Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. He later essayed the definitive screen portrayal of Alexandre Dumas’ musketeer Porthos in three movies for director Richard Lester: The Three Musketeers (1974), The Four Musketeers (1975) and The Return of the Musketeers (1989). Frank’s many other films include The Longest Day; Tony Richardson’s The Lonliness of the Long Distance Runner; Martin Ritt’s The Molly Maguires; Bob Clark’s Murder by Decree; Alan Bridges’ The Return of the Soldier (for which he recieved a BAFTA Award nomination); Franco Zeffrelli’s Sparrow; and Eric Styles’ Dreaming of Joseph Lees; and most recently Roman Polanski’s multi-award winning The Pianist and Norma Jewison’s The Statement. His similarly extensive television projects have earned him two BAFTA Awards, for his performances in The Death of Adolf Hitler (starring as Hitler, with Rex Firkin directing); The Adventures of Don Quixote (as Sancho Panza, opposite Rex Harrison, for director Alvin Rakoff); the ground breaking Bouquet of Barbed Wire and Another Bouquet; 84 Charing Cross Road; and recently the critically acclaimed series The Sins. Born in Farnworth, Lancashire, Finlay had already begun performing on stage when he earned the Sir James Knott Scholarship at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Since then he has led theatre companies in London and on Broadway. He was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1984 New Year’s Honours List, and was presented with his CBE by the Queen in February1984.

★ 6.8
Nothing Like a Dame
Film · 2018
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Film · 2015
(archive footage)
★ 7.5
Rosamunde Pilcher's Four Seasons
TV series · 2008
Alexander 'Alex' Combe
★ 7.8
Merlin
TV series · 2008
Anhora
★ 5.4
The Waiting Room
Film · 2007
Roger
★ 6.7
Johnny and the Bomb
TV series · 2006
Tom Maxwell
★ 8.0
Lighthouse Hill
Film · 2004
Alfred
★ 8.0
Life Begins
TV series · 2004
Eric Thornhill
★ 5.7
The Statement
Film · 2003
Commissaire Vionnet
★ 7.5
Eroica
Film · 2003
Josef Haydn
★ 7.2
The Lost Prince
TV series · 2003
Asquith
★ 8.4
The Pianist
Film · 2002
Father
★ 7.5
Station Jim
Film · 2001
Riorden Snr
★ 5.3
The Martins
Film · 2001
Mr Heath
★ 5.3
The Sins
TV series · 2000
Uncle Irwin Green
★ 3.8
For My Baby
Film · 2000
Rudi Wittfogel
★ 7.0
Longitude
TV series · 2000
Admiral Wagner
★ 7.0
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
TV series · 1999
General Bulstrode
★ 6.4
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Film · 1999
Father
★ 5.6
Stiff Upper Lips
Film · 1998
Hudson Junior
★ 7.8
How Do You Want Me?
TV series · 1998
Role
★ 5.1
The Grand
TV series · 1997
Edward Lawrence
★ 7.0
Limited Edition
Film · 1997
John Rathbone
★ 4.4
Virgin Mary
Film · 1995
Monsignor
★ 6.3
A Mind to Murder
Film · 1995
Professor Etherege
★ 8.7
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
TV series · 1994
Professor Coram / Sergius
★ 8.8
Charlemagne, le prince à cheval
TV series · 1994
Alcuin
★ 7.4
Sparrow
Film · 1994
Father Nunzio
★ 6.4
The Voyeur
Film · 1994
Nino Rolfe
★ 5.3
Stalin
Film · 1992
Sergei
★ 7.2
Heartbeat
TV series · 1992
Howard Franklin
★ 4.6
Cthulhu Mansion
Film · 1992
Chandu
★ 6.2
Mountain of Diamonds
Film · 1991
Garrick
Mountain of Diamonds
TV series · 1991
Garrick
★ 7.8
Prime Suspect
TV series · 1991
Arnold Tennison
The Burning Shore
TV series · 1991
Garrick
★ 7.0
King of the Wind
Film · 1990
Edward Coke
★ 6.2
The Return of the Musketeers
Film · 1989
Porthos
★ 8.0
Erebus: The Aftermath
TV series · 1987
Justice Peter Mahon
★ 4.1
Casanova
Film · 1987
Razetta
★ 7.4
Lovejoy
TV series · 1986
Harold Plumb
★ 4.5
Nineteen Nineteen
Film · 1985
Sigmund Freud
★ 6.2
Lifeforce
Film · 1985
Dr. Hans Fallada
★ 7.0
In the Secret State
Film · 1985
Frank Strange
★ 7.1
Screen Two
TV series · 1985
Frank Strange
★ 5.2
Arch of Triumph
Film · 1984
Col. Boris Morosov
Royal Variety Performance 1984
Film · 1984
Role
★ 7.5
A Christmas Carol
Film · 1984
Jacob Marley
★ 7.5
Sakharov
Film · 1984
Kravtsov
★ 8.2
Sherlock Holmes
TV series · 1984
Professor Coram / Sergius
★ 6.0
The Key
Film · 1983
Nino Rolfe
★ 8.0
Blackadder
TV series · 1983
The Witchsmeller Pursuivant
★ 4.8
The Ploughman's Lunch
Film · 1983
Matthew Fox
The Spanish Civil War
TV series · 1983
Self - Narrator
★ 6.2
The Return of the Soldier
Film · 1983
William Grey
★ 5.6
Enigma
Film · 1982
Canarsky
Mona
Film · 1982
Captain Manson
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
Film · 1981
Shahriar
★ 4.8
Ring of Darkness
Film · 1979
Paul
★ 6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
TV series · 1979
Arthur Pearson
★ 6.3
Murder by Decree
Film · 1979
Inspector Lestrade
★ 6.8
The Wild Geese
Film · 1978
Fr. Geoghagen
★ 5.5
The Thief of Baghdad
Film · 1978
Abu Bakar
★ 7.0
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Film · 1978
Peppino
★ 7.0
Count Dracula
Film · 1977
Abraham van Helsing
★ 9.0
Count Dracula
TV series · 1977
Professor Van Helsing
★ 6.0
Another Bouquet
TV series · 1977
Role
★ 7.0
Laurence Olivier Presents
TV series · 1976
Peppino
★ 8.3
Bouquet of Barbed Wire
TV series · 1976
Peter Manson
★ 7.0
84 Charing Cross Road
Film · 1975
Frank Doel
★ 10.0
Van der Valk and the Scapegoat
Film · 1975
Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
★ 10.0
Van der Valk: Gun Before Butter
Film · 1974
Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
★ 6.5
The Four Musketeers
Film · 1974
Porthos
★ 8.0
Van der Valk and the Rich
Film · 1973
Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
★ 6.7
The Three Musketeers
Film · 1973
Porthos / O'Reilly
★ 6.1
Shaft in Africa
Film · 1973
Vincent Amafi
★ 6.6
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Film · 1973
Adolf Hitler
★ 10.0
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
Film · 1973
Sancho Panza
★ 5.5
Neither the Sea Nor the Sand
Film · 1972
George Dabernon
★ 6.1
Sitting Target
Film · 1972
Marty Gold
★ 8.5
The Merchant of Venice
Film · 1972
Shylock
★ 6.2
Gumshoe
Film · 1971
William Ginley
★ 4.5
Casanova
TV series · 1971
Giovanni Jacopo Casanova
★ 5.5
Assault
Film · 1971
Det. Chief Supt. Velyan
★ 6.5
The Lie
Film · 1970
Andrew Firth
★ 6.6
Play for Today
TV series · 1970
Role
★ 4.6
The Body
Film · 1970
Narrator
★ 6.6
Cromwell
Film · 1970
John Carter
★ 6.4
The Molly Maguires
Film · 1970
Davies
★ 7.5
Julius Caesar
Film · 1969
Brutus
★ 7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV series · 1969
Wilfred Tilley
★ 6.8
Twisted Nerve
Film · 1968
Henry Durnley
★ 6.8
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Film · 1968
Igor Bounin
★ 5.0
Inspector Clouseau
Film · 1968
Supt. Weaver
★ 5.4
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Film · 1967
Chaplain
★ 5.5
Les Misérables
TV series · 1967
Jean Valjean
★ 6.6
Robbery
Film · 1967
Robinson
★ 6.2
The Jokers
Film · 1967
Harrassed Man
★ 6.3
Much Ado About Nothing
Film · 1967
Dogberry
★ 4.4
The Deadly Bees
Film · 1966
H.W. Manfred
★ 7.3
NET Playhouse
TV series · 1966
Marcus Brutus
★ 6.5
The Sandwich Man
Film · 1966
Second Fish Porter
★ 6.4
Othello
Film · 1965
Iago
★ 5.3
The Wild Affair
Film · 1965
Drunk
★ 5.3
BBC Play of the Month
TV series · 1965
Marcus Brutus
★ 4.3
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV series · 1965
The Man
★ 6.2
A Study in Terror
Film · 1965
Inspector Lestrade
★ 5.2
The Wednesday Play
TV series · 1964
Albert
★ 7.1
The Comedy Man
Film · 1964
Prout
★ 7.2
Theatre 625
TV series · 1964
Dr Dee
★ 5.7
Hot Enough for June
Film · 1964
British Embassy Porter
★ 6.8
The Informers
Film · 1963
Leon Sale
★ 6.3
Doctor in Distress
Film · 1963
Corsetiere
★ 7.6
The Longest Day
Film · 1962
Pvt. Coke (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Film · 1962
Booking Office Clerk (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Life for Ruth
Film · 1962
Teddy's Father
★ 7.3
Z-Cars
TV series · 1962
Role
★ 5.5
Private Potter
Film · 1962
Capt. Patterson
★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
TV series · 1956
Franco Angelo
★ 3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
TV series · 1950
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Frank Finlay

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